9/18/11

Sun
To Make a Diamond
I think Jack Daniels said, “A great coach is just a good coach and a great athlete getting along well.”

There is so much truth in that statement and a backwards glance at luck. Not that there aren’t more knowledgeable coaches than others, it is just that after a time coaches figure a lot of the stuff out. I can honestly say, as far as my training theory goes, around 75% of what I do now will never really change. Where as the 25% or so that does change will serve to make me a much better coach. What will change will be nuanced and cannot be gleaned from a book. It is the compounding of experience, under scrutinizing pressure and over a length of time.